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    Wireless keyboard with no latency

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by Tropicalfire, Jun 16, 2012.

  1. Tropicalfire

    Tropicalfire Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ill be short. The wireless keyboard i currently use sucks. In the middle of games, at some very crucial moments, I get a hell of a latency and interrupted connection and my keyboard doesnt respond unless i lift it up, or I put it closer to the USB receiver.

    Before you ask the distance from the USB receiver is less than 1 meter, there is nothing between that and the keyboard and my batteries are fully charged.

    I am looking to replace this crap, can anyone advice me a good wireless keyboard? Possibly with rechargeable internal battery.

    Thanks.

    Ps I am using the logitech mk320 and i suggest you not to buy it.
     
  2. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you want no latency, buy a wired keyboard. No other real way around it.


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  3. Tropicalfire

    Tropicalfire Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well thats not true. Razer mamba wireless mode has no latency. Its even 4G. tho its a mouse
     
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    I've owned a razer mamba and I currently use a RAT9 and I'm 110% sure that I've used wired mice with more lag than those 2.

    I've a logitech wireless keyboard. I also experience zero lag.

    wireless lag is a myth. it only occurs in cheap/old stuff.
     
  5. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    Well if you have too many wireless devices emitting on the same frequency, you could be the victim of interference, but it's not something i've experience and i never experienced any latency on my old logitech wireless mouse and kb set.
     
  6. Qing Dao

    Qing Dao Notebook Deity

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    Wireless lag/latency exists. It is definitely much greater than a wired connection. The easiest way to see this is to measure the latency between your computer and a router using both wired and wireless. The lag and latency just isn't enough to make much difference because it is so small as to be mostly imperceptible. Human reflexes and much more lag than the mouse does, but the mouse does add some. But it really doesn't matter in practice.

    One issue though like tijo said is interference. If your mouse operate on 2.4Ghz and there is lots of noise and many other signals where you are, it WILL negatively affect it.

    For these reasons, and also because I don't like all the recharging that wireless gaming mice require, I use wired mice for gaming, wireless mice for portability, and a mixture when I'm at home and doing non-gaming stuff. Even the super cheap, portable Logitech wireless mice are quite good for this, and you can game with them in a pinch.
     
  7. Khoiboi

    Khoiboi Notebook Guru

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    May I just ask why you need a wireless keyboard for gaming? When I was choosing the peripherals for my desktop, I was seriously contemplating getting a wireless keyboard because I absolutely hate the jumble of wires that will appear behind my desktop. But when I thought it over, I never move my keyboard anyways besides for when I clean my desk.